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by Guy Taylor
This podcast aims to explore Jesus’s teachings, stories, and words to gain a deeper understanding of his message.
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- 5 days ago6 min
I Am He
Two men were asked the same kind of question on the night Jesus was arrested. Jesus said, "I am he." Peter said, "I am not." John 18 is the Gospel's account of the arrest, the courtyard, and two trials, and the strange truth underneath all of it: Jesus is never the one on trial. Why armed soldiers fell to the ground when Jesus said "I am he" "Shall I not drink the cup?": why the arrest isn't something happening to Jesus Peter's three denials set beside Jesus' courage "My kingdom is not of this world": what Jesus actually meant Pilate's question, "What is truth?", asked next to the truth Barabbas: the crowd's choice, and why John says it so flatly 📖 Episode 37 | John 18:1-40
- 1 weeks ago6 min
That We May Be One
On the night before the cross, Jesus didn't pray to be rescued. He prayed for his friends, and for you. John 17 is the longest prayer of Jesus we have, and the thing he asks for most is that his people would be one. Why Jesus prayed for the glory of the cross instead of an escape from it "This is eternal life": what it means to know God "Keep them from the evil one": a prayer for protection in the world, not out of it "Those who will believe through their word": the moment the prayer reaches you "That they may all be one": why unity is meant to be the evidence Unity without uniformity: the model Jesus points to
- 2 weeks ago6 min
Take Heart
On the night before his death, Jesus told his friends, "It is to your advantage that I go away." Then he told them the truth: in this world you will have trouble, but take heart. John 16 is the most honest chapter in the Bible about sorrow, and the most hopeful. Why Jesus said his leaving was good news The Helper: what the Holy Spirit does that Jesus in the flesh couldn't "A little while": the puzzle that confused the disciples The woman in labor: why Jesus uses pain and joy in the same picture "You will be scattered": why Jesus tells them they'll fail before it happens "I have overcome the world": the verse that closes the whole upper-room discourse
- 3 weeks ago6 min
Stay Connected
You can't manufacture the fruit of the Christian life. You can only stay connected to the one who grows it. In John 15, Jesus uses a vine, a pruning knife, and one command to tell his friends where life comes from. "I am the true vine": the seventh and final "I AM" in John What "abide" actually means, and why the branch never has to strain Pruning: why God cuts back the branches he loves "Greater love has no one than this": the fruit Jesus is looking for "I have called you friends": the difference between a servant and a friend Why the world's hostility doesn't mean you've lost the vine
- Oct 11, 20263 min
Calm Amidst Chaos
On the worst night of their lives, Jesus told his friends, "Let not your hearts be troubled." And instead of explaining the plan, he gave them himself. In John 14, peace turns out to be a person, not the absence of problems. •Why Jesus said "don't be troubled" to men who had just heard about betrayal and denial •"In my Father's house are many rooms": three ways scholars read it •The sixth "I AM": "I am the way, and the truth, and the life" •Why Jesus answered Thomas and Philip with a person instead of a map •The Helper: the Spirit promised as a companion, not just a power •"Not as the world gives": what Jesus's peace actually is 📖 Episode 33 | John 14:1-31
- Oct 4, 20265 min
Love One Another
In the same breath, Jesus honors the man about to betray him and gives his followers the one mark he wants them known by forever. In John 13, love comes before doctrine, before performance, and even before loyalty. Why passing Judas the bread was actually a gesture of honor John's haunting detail: "and it was night" The new commandment: "love one another, just as I have loved you" Peter's bold promise — and the prediction that follows it Why love, not perfect follow-through, is the mark of a disciple 📖 Episode 32 | John 13:18-38
- Sep 27, 20266 min
The Towel and the Basin | John 13:1-17
Hours before his arrest, knowing exactly what was coming, Jesus got up from the table, took off his robe, and did the one job nobody else in the room would touch. In John 13, real greatness looks nothing like we'd expect. Why foot-washing was the lowest servant's job in that culture Peter's horrified refusal — and Jesus's response Why Jesus washed Judas's feet, knowing what was coming "A servant is not greater than his master" — the command hidden in the example What it actually costs to serve people who won't repay you 📖 Episode 31 | John 13:1-17
- Sep 20, 20266 min
The Cost of Love
From John 12 we look at one woman's extravagant love.
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